Sequential Practicing on Psychomotor Skill Acquisition in Undergraduate Dental Students

NCT06862401 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: TCTR20241210005Thai Clinical Trial.org
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To determine the influence of hand practice sequence on psychomotor skill acquisition in a glass ceramic onlay preparation among undergraduate dental students.

Conditions

Undergraduate Health Professional Students; Dental Restorations; Education, Competency-Based; Dental Education and Special Care Dentistry; Dental Prosthesis

Keywords

dominant hand; sequential practice; healthcare; dental education; prosthodontic; competency

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Onlay preparation score

  Onlay preparation criteria using Rubic scale, assessed by the student self-assessment and one prosthodontic staff. The higher score indicates better performance of the student

  3 hours

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Qualitative measurement by focus group interview

  1 hours

Study Arms (4)

Left: dominant - non dominant

EXPERIMENTAL

The left-handed participants in this arm started practicing a tooth preparation for a glass ceramic onlay using their dominant left hand during the first practicing session, followed by non-dominant right hand during the second practicing session. Each practice session is limited to 2 hours.

Procedure: Glass ceramic onlay preparation

Left: non dominant

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The left-handed participants in this arm practicing a tooth preparation for a glass ceramic onlay using their non-dominant right hand for both the first and second practicing sessions. Each practice session is limited to 2 hours.

Procedure: Glass ceramic onlay preparation

Right: dominant - non dominant

EXPERIMENTAL

The right-handed participants in this arm started practicing a tooth preparation for a glass ceramic onlay using their dominant right hand during the first practicing session, followed by non-dominant left hand during the second practicing session. Each practice session is limited to 2 hours.

Procedure: Glass ceramic onlay preparation

Right: non dominant

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The right-handed participants in this arm practicing tooth preparation for glass ceramic onlay using their non-dominant left hand for both the first and second practicing sessions. Each practice session is limited to 2 hours.

Procedure: Glass ceramic onlay preparation

Interventions

Glass ceramic onlay preparation PROCEDURE

The participants engaged in two practice sessions, each lasting two hours. They either started with their dominant hand followed by non-dominant hand or practiced solely with their non-dominant hand. Each participant prepared a mandibular left first molar resin typodont fixed to the table for a glass ceramic onlay restoration. Preparation was conducted extraorally.

Left: dominant - non dominant; Left: non dominant; Right: dominant - non dominant; Right: non dominant

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The fourth- to sixth-year undergraduate dental students at a single setting of school
• The fifth- and sixth-year students had completed laboratory and lecture courses in operative and fixed dental prosthodontics
• The fourth-year students are enrolled in their final laboratory and lecture courses in fixed prosthodontics.

You may not qualify if:

• Undergraduate dental students who have prior experience with onlay preparation in laboratory or clinical settings or those who are unwillingness to adhere to the study protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chulalongkorn University: lead

Study Officials

• Nareudee Limpuangthip, DDS, PhD

  Chulalongkorn University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Nareudee Limpuangthip, DDS, PhD

CONTACT

+66891426076; Nareudee.L@chula.ac.th

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2025
• First Posted: March 6, 2025
• Study Start: March 31, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: July 4, 2025
• Last Updated: April 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share